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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay moved a government resolution in the Assembly on Monday mandating the rendition of Tamil Thaai Vazhthu at the commencement of government events.
Piloting the resolution, he said his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government will not compromise on Tamil Nadu’s linguistic and cultural rights. “Tamil is not only a language but also our life and emotions,” Vijay said in an emotive speech and stressed that the “mother tongue is as pure as one’s mother.”
தமிழக முதல்வர் சி. ஜோசப் விஜய் திங்கள்கிழமை சட்டப்பேரவையில், தமிழ் தாய் வாழ்த்து பாடலை அரசு நிகழ்வுகள், கல்வி நிறுவனங்கள் தொடங்குவதற்கு முன் கட்டாயமாக்கும் தீர்மானத்தை கொண்டு வந்தார்; இது மொழி, கலாச்சார உரிமைகளை வலியுறுத்துகிறது.
As per the resolution, the state song should be sung at the commencement of programmes conducted at educational institutions, universities, government offices and public sector undertakings in Tamil Nadu.
The move comes in the backdrop of the latest advisory from the Union Home Affairs Ministry asking the states and union territories to “strictly comply” with its January 28 directive that the National Song Vande Mataram be played before the National Anthem at official events.
BREAKING: CM @TVKVijayHQ speaks with pride about the greatness of Tamil while moving the resolution concerning the ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ song in the Legislative Assembly.
தமிழ்ன்னா விருந்தோம்பல்… தமிழ்ன்னா கெத்து, பவர். pic.twitter.com/LukPAC8WJQ
— Actor Vijay Team (@ActorVijayTeam) August 10, 2026
It may be recalled that the Tamil Nadu government issued an order on November 23, 1970, insisting that the Tamil Thaai Vazhthu be sung at the beginning of official events. The state government officially recognised it as state song on December 12, 2021, making it compulsory to render this first in the sequence of songs to be played at official functions.
